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Fresh Guacamole is a 2012 stop-motion animated short film written and directed by PES. In less than two minutes, a pair of hands prepares guacamole from familiar objects that transform through visual puns, including a grenade used as an avocado and dice produced by chopping other objects. The film contains no spoken dialogue and relies on precise editing, replacement animation, and sound design. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was the shortest film nominated for an Oscar at that time.
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How long is the short film 'Fresh Guacamole'?
The film runs approximately one minute and forty seconds, making it one of the shortest films ever nominated for an Academy Award. Despite its brevity, it contains dozens of rapid stop-motion transformations and visual puns.
Was 'Fresh Guacamole' nominated for an Oscar?
Yes, Fresh Guacamole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013. It lost to Paperman, a Disney short film. It was PES's first Oscar nomination.
What everyday objects are used to make 'guacamole' in the film?
The film substitutes real ingredients with household items: a grenade is split open like an avocado, a baseball is diced like an onion, gambling dice are chopped like tomatoes, a golf ball stands in for a lime, and green poker chips represent avocado flesh. Each substitution is a visual pun executed through stop-motion animation.
Who is the filmmaker PES and what other shorts has he made?
PES is the professional name of Adam Pesapane, an American stop-motion animator known for short viral films that transform everyday objects through visual wordplay. His earlier short Western Spaghetti (2008) uses the same technique of object substitution, with items like rubber bands serving as spaghetti. His films have collectively garnered hundreds of millions of views online.
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